MS Theater Instructional Guide

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES

BYU Theatre Education Database: Physical Acting BYU Theatre Education Database: Movement Intro

BYU Theatre Education Database: Communication through Voice BYU Theatre Education Database: Unlocking Your Imagination BYU Theatre Education Database: Objectives/Tactics BYU Theatre Education Database: Listening and Reacting Theatrefolk: How to Pre-block a Scene Theatrefolk: Body Image in Drama Class Theatrefolk: Projecting Your Voice Without Yelling Theatrefolk Interview: Let’s Get Vocal in the Drama Classroom Theatrefolk: Hearing or Listening? Theatrefolk: “What Did You Say?” Active Listening in the Drama Classroom National Theatre: Actor’s Vocal Warm-Up Video

National Theatre: Actor’s Physical Warm-Up Video Part 1 National Theatre: Actor’s Physical Warm-Up Video Part 2 PBS Learning Media: Acting

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS:

Viewing / Reading ●​ Explore dramatic texts of varying length and complexity to better understand how written works can guide performance choices. ●​ Read articles on acting processes and using vocalization and physicalization. Writing ●​ Use graphic organizers to document idea generation for performance choices. ●​ Use vocal scoring techniques to mark scripts. ●​ Create a process journal where students document the steps they take each class to prepare for a performance.

Listening / Speaking ●​ Participate in listening-based acting exercises. ●​ Discuss and defend acting choices while preparing a performance. ●​ Provide verbal peer responses to performances as they are being developed.

Inquiry ●​ Brainstorm about situations outside of theatrical performance where a person might focus on vocal and physical choices. ●​ Work with peers to design a meaningful rubric for evaluation of a performance. ●​ Explore how architecture and technology impact how actors use vocal and physical choices. ●​ Develop a performance based on a non-theatrical text. THEATRE 7/8 STANDARDS: ●​ 7–8.T.P.3: Observe, listen, and respond in character to other actors throughout a scripted or improvised scene. ●​ 7–8.T.P.4: Communicate meaning using the body through space, shape, energy, and gesture. ●​ 7–8.T.P.5: Communicate meaning using the voice through volume, pitch, tone, rate, and clarity. ●​ 7–8.T.P.6: Use imagination to inform artistic choices. ●​ 7–8.T.P.9: Perform a variety of dramatic works for peers or invited audiences.